I had a strange craving for Sicilian Pizza. It may have had something to do with some of the other reviews here on this website that seem to involve Sicilian pizzas quite often. Normally I don’t like Sicilian pizza all that much, and it seems I’m almost always disappointed with Sicilian Pies whenever I get them. It had been years since I ate a Sicilian pizza, and I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one in Florida (as I was looking through my pizza menus of local restaurants, it seemed most local places near me don’t even make Sicilian). To prove to myself that I still don’t like Sicilian pizza, I ordered a pie from Dalli’s Pizza in Lake Mary, FL.

I picked up the half cheese/half meatball pizza and took it home. I ate the cheese slices, and they weren’t so bad. Personally, I would take a traditional slice of pizza from Dalli’s over a Sicilian slice, but it was still acceptable. I think my problem with Sicilian pizzas is that there is too much of everything. There is way too much of the chewy crust, and because of all of the crust, there’s more sauce and cheese than you get on a normal pizza. It all seems like a bit of overkill in my opinion, and I’d much rather have a traditional New York style thin slice of pizza where there isn’t huge amounts of all of the pizza components.  One last observation that I had was that while regular pizza tastes good cold out of the refrigerator the next day, Sicilian pizza tastes horrible like this. I couldn’t eat the leftovers cold and had to heat them up.

Sicilian pizza was better than I remembered, but I think I’ll stick with traditional pizza until I get another Sicilian craving, whenever that will be.

Dalli’s Pizza gets 4 out of 8 Slices

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Opened in 1935, Tommaso’s Pizza at1042 Kearny Street (415) 398-9696 is a North Beach institution that seems to have a line every day from 530pm onwards. It is an old school Italian eatery that hasn’t changed much. Big communal table down the middle. A small basement eatery with old fashion decor and yellow lighting, this is a classic and full of tourists. They are well know for their wood-fired brick oven pizza.

Their lighting was very dim and yellow, so our pictures have a tint. They have a different specials menu every month.

Pizza with Mushrooms and Sliced Italian Sausage (12in $18.50) – Good thin crust (Not super thin) that isn’t soggy in the middle. Slightly burned on the edge. Good toppings and Sausage.  Pizza Super Deluxe (Mushrooms, anchovies, peppers, ham, Italian sausage and fresh tomatoes) (12in $20.50) – Wow this is getting expensive for pizza. A little mushy because of the fresh tomatoes. The Anchovies are real salty.

The service was pretty average. You had to track down the waiter for everything including getting water refilled. They even forgot our wine and didn’t apologize. Do not expect world class service here. There will be a line at this place whether you come back or not. Coming for just a thin crust pizza is ok, especially if you are in the area. $12 Corkage Free by the way

If you like deep dish, go to Zachary’s in Oakland or Little Star Pizza. If you like Neapolitan pies, visit A16 or Pizzeria Delfina. We would goto A16, Antica, or Delfina for better Italian food at a similar price. They offer to go service.

I will give Tomamasos Pizza in San Fran 4 out of 8 slices.

Thank you foodnut for this review!

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When Stallone’s Italian Kitchen first opened in Boca Raton, it didn’t even dawn on me that I knew it from Long Island.  My wife and I were eating dinner there when the owners father came over to see if we were enjoying our meal.  He mentioned that he owned a couple of places in Long Island.  I told him I recalled eating at a place my mother used to take me to called Stallone’s near what used to be Pergaments when I was a kid and I used to order a Billy Burger.  But outside this type of fast food place I had never eaten at Stallone’s before.  Who would have guessed that this guy used to own that burger joint too!

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